What you get in each 3-course MRE:

What is a Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE)?

Have a hot meal anytime, anywhere

MREs were invented by the U.S. military to provide our soldiers with a nutritious meal on the front lines. Advanced food packaging technology gives these meals an indefinite shelf life when stored at and below room temperature.

Meal Kit Supply MREs are not your grandpa’s combat rations — they’re tougher, last longer, and taste better. Each 1,200+ calorie MRE consists of a 3-course meal of America's favorite comfort food, with entrées like Beef Ravioli, Chili, Spaghetti, Meatballs, and Oatmeal. Plus side dishes like Fried Rice or Hash Browns, a dessert, a bread item, a spread, even a electrolyte drink mix. We have a wide variety of food items because we know that even in emergencies you’ve got standards.

A spoon, napkin, condiments, and a flameless ration heater are also included in each Meal Kit Supply MRE — it’s like a having a kitchen in your backpack.

Five Year Shelf Life

Meal Kit Supply prioritizes freshness, because fresher MREs means a longer shelf life. Many secondhand MREs sold on the web have been discarded by the U.S. military because they have expired or become compromised.

No Boiling Water Required

Each MRE comes with a flameless ration heater, which can be activated with 30mL of any type of water. Once activated, the heater can be wrapped around your entrée and side dish. Ten minutes later, you'll have a hot, delicious meal.

Ready To Eat

MREs are mobile, durable, and ready to eat at a moment’s notice. Each MRE contains everything you need to have a hot and nutritious meal in any situation.

100% U.S. Military Components

Meal Kit Supply MREs are prepared and packaged by U.S. military contractors. They contain the same menu items as actual military MREs used by soldiers in the field.

Three Uses for MREs:

Preferred By First Responders

MREs are the preferred field ration for police, fire, and emergency personnel across North America.

When time is of the essence and minutes make the difference, emergency workers turn to MREs for a hot, calorie-rich meal.

Meal Kit Supply MREs are also the first choice of several disaster relief organizations, including Team Rubicon, Reach Out Worldwide, and Direct Relief. They rely on Meal Kit Supply MREs to be fresh and delicious tasting, whenever disaster strikes.

Emergency Preparedness Made Easy

MREs are ideal for 'week one' of any disaster or emergency, including emergency evacuations. Imagine having under five minutes to leave your home — what kind of food would you bring?

For these kinds of emergencies, don’t count on buying something on the road — grocery store shelves will be empty. Week one should be spent getting your family back on its feet and organized, not worrying where your next meal will come from.

Meal Kit Supply makes it easy for your family to be prepared: one case of 12 premium 3-course MREs will feed a family of 4 for 1 to 2 days. The case easily fits in a filing cabinet, car trunk, or closet.

Camping Food For Your Next Adventure

MREs are ruggedized for the wear-and-tear of outdoor expeditions. They're water-proof, air-droppable up to 100 feet, and hermetically sealed against pests -- so bears and other wildlife can't smell them.

Whether you’re in an emergency situation or setting up camp after a long day in the backcountry, you may not have the time or resources to generate boiling water. Stoves might speed things up, but they add extra weight (and so does their fuel).

Meal Kit Supply MREs are ready to eat, unlike freeze dried meals, and they do not require a stove or boiling water.

Technical Details

Product description

MREs were designed by the US military to provide a hot nutritious meal to soldiers anywhere, anytime. Our case of 12, 3 course MREs has the widest variety of entrees, desserts and condiments, as well as one of the highest calorie counts commercially available. Each case includes 12 different menus: 4 breakfast meals and 8 lunch / dinner meals. The food is retort packaged so stays fresh tasting without preservatives — MREs have up to a 5 year shelf life!

Our MREs are perfect for your emergency food supply and field use. They were designed for ‘Week 1’ of any disaster or emergency: they’re precooked, mobile, ultra durable, and ready to eat. These qualities make MREs highly suited to emergency evacuations and storage in your car emergency kit, 72 hour kit, bug out bag, or other emergency food supply. MREs have at least 100% of the daily allowance of vitamins and minerals, so you'll be ready for anything.

Top customer reviews

I ordered these for trip and they aren't my first experience with MREs. They are however my first experience with civilian MREs. I ended up getting a box that was missing a meal from the menu. I contacted Meal Kit Supply and they shipped replacement meals immediately. Very pleased with the service. If you are used to genuine military MREs, these will be al little different. They aren't 3000 calories (as listed) so they are a little smaller if you are accustomed to the military MREs. Good buy though and they were great.

I served in the Marines 2000-2005 and ate hundreds of MRE. Every year they improve and I have fun and enjoy eating them. Now that I am a civilian I can no longer get NEW genuine military MRE's. The sale of real military MRE is illegal. They may have sat in the 120 degree sun for months and completely ruined them, but the dates may say they are still good. Stay away from sellers selling the genuine military thing.Moving on: There are a handful of civilian version MRE and they all get mixed reviews and some come close to military versions. Then I came across these in the white box. Sturdy box with two packaging straps and a Julian date code. It tells you how to read julian date. Mine were manufactured just less than 2 months ago! Now thats fresh! As for the food, its the REAL DEAL. The differences are minor from military issue. No toilet paper and matches. Thats about it. The heaters seem improved by getting hotter faster and more evenly. These are the best MRE's you can get!

These work pretty well. I have sampled one breakfast menu along with a dinner menu. Both were definitely adequate. If you are used to buying MREs from your local Army/Navy surplus store, you will find these are mostly the same. Freshness counts of course, and the heaters definitely work better when they are newer.

I found the only difference between these and a "military" MRE was the lack of chewing gum and toilet paper. If you consider that this is really just for emergency preparedness and not so much "field use" it makes sense.

Packaging was exactly what was expected with full retort packaging on pretty much everything. Would buy again and again providing they keep coming in "fresh". The particular case I ordered was barely more than a month old so that is more than satisfactory in that department.

I'm a hiker and I use MRE's often on hikes. I know that looking for MRE's can be a real pain- no one wants to realize they have a stock of bad tasting food on day two of a long hike (or of a cataclysmic event, for that matter). Having had my share of different MRE's, I can say that these provide everything you'll need- they taste good, they have real variety, and they have all the condiments you'll want. If you are looking for MRE's for any purpose and want a safe bet- these should be your go-to option.

We bought these for my husband's backpacking trip and he was thrilled with them. He was with a group of guys and felt very fortunate to have full, hot meals quickly and easily whereas some of his buddies were dealing with camping stoves, pots to wash, and less appetizing food. I wish this company offered a pack for vegetarians too.

These MRE's come with a variety of different entrees and are well packed, comparably to the military grade of MRE.

You can buy military issued MRE's that have been taken out of the field but you risk the shelf life being very limited "per the date stamped on the box".

I purchased this box of MRE's in January and the date of Manufacture was in the same month.Everything the company describes about this product is true and accurate!The packaging of each MRE has proven to be air tight and rugged and is compact enough to pack among other items (back pack, container, car, etc...)You may think twice about spending the price; however, your buying quality you can depend on for an unpredictable situation.

Many people are concerned with the taste of the food, your expectations shouldn't be too high, although the taste isn't any different if not better than precooked food purchased in similar packaging at the store.

I liked this product because its easily comparably to the military issued MRE's and far passes the standard civilian MRE's for sale. Brieflyeach package contains 3 entrees, drink mix, instant coffee, utensils, and wet wipes sealed in a brown colored heavy ply plastic bag to protect against the elements. There's much more to each MRE!Do your research, buy from this company. You will get your money worth!!

Having purchased a lot of MREs over the years, I was pleased to see how well these were structured. My kids were especially excited about the breakfast entrees mixed into the box. Of the 12 different menus my young sons thought 10 sounded awesome. (Two had "vegetarian" in them, and, well, that word was a no-go for the boys. But I'm sure those taste good, too.)